The Monk: A Madrid Abbot Destroyed by Temptation
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Complete and unabridged, with 33 full-page plates by Francisco Goya, Dirck van der Bergen and Caravaggio. A revered abbot of Madrid, famous for never having sinned, is approached by a novice who is not what he seems. Lewis was nineteen and a junior diplomat when he wrote it in ten weeks; the book made him notorious, forced a bowdlerized later edition, and drew a public attack from Coleridge, who called it a poison for youth. It is the most extreme thing the Gothic ever produced, and the Inquisition arrives before the end. Thirty-three plates by painters including Goya and Caravaggio supply the Spanish court, tavern and cloister that Lewis's feverish tale of a Madrid abbot requires.
Complete and unabridged, with 33 full-page plates by Francisco Goya, Dirck van der Bergen and Caravaggio. A revered abbot of Madrid, famous for never having sinned, is approached by a novice who is not what he seems. Lewis was nineteen and a junior diplomat when he wrote it in ten weeks; the book...
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Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818) was a British novelist, playwright, and Member of Parliament. He published his Gothic novel The Monk in 1796, and later inherited plantations in Jamaica, which he visited twice. He died at sea while returning from his second voyage.
Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818) was a British novelist, playwright, and Member of Parliament. He published his Gothic novel The Monk in 1796, and later inherited plantations in Jamaica, which he visited twice. He died at sea while returning from his second voyage.
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